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Potential Energy Review

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  • Q1
    Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
    Height and mass
    Mass and Movement
    Height and Friction
    Friction and movement
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  • Q2
    When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.
    kinetic
    none of the above
    all of the above
    potential
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  • Q3
    Which point has the most potential energy?
    Question Image
    A
    G
    B
    F
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  • Q4
    Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
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    Y and Z
    Y and X
    X and Z
    W and Y
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  • Q5
    How much pontential energy is at the top of a hill on a rollar coaster ride
    50%
    20%
    70%
    100%
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  • Q6
    At which point is potential energy greatest?
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    X
    Y
    W
    Z
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  • Q7
    As a pendulum swings from its highest to lowest position, what happens to its kinetic and potential energy?
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    The kinetic energy decreases while the potential energy increases
    Both the potential energy and kinetic energy decrease
    The potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases
    Both the potential energy and kinetic energy increase
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  • Q8
    When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
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    2
    4
    3
    1
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  • Q9
    When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
    Question Image
    4
    3
    2
    1
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  • Q10
    Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
    converted
    created
    destroyed
    ignored
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  • Q11
    Which would have the greatest gravitational potential energy?
    A 45lb child on a bike
    A 4lb rat on a school desk
    A 14 pound platypus on a swing
    A 45lb dog in an oak tree
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  • Q12
    Which is an example of elastic potential energy?
    Straws that are shot across the room using a rubberband
    A seesaw
    Throwing a football
    A toy rocket that is launched from push of air
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  • Q13
    Which of following has the most electrical potential energy?
    A lamp plugged into a wall.
    A car battery
    A flashlight
    My cat
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  • Q14
    Can an object use up energy?
    No
    Yes
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  • Q15
    Which are chemical changes
    Glass breaking
    Iron rusting
    Clothing ripping
    Hair cut
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  • Q16
    Roller coasters slow down because their energy disappears.
    True
    False
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  • Q17
    Which of the following best describes the energy transfer that takes place when you use a battery?
    Chemical PE -> Electrical
    Electrical -> Nuclear PE
    Nuclear PE -> Electrical
    Electrical -> Chemical PE
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  • Q18
    Chemical energy is ........
    Energy related to the position of an object
    Energy stored in bonds of matter
    The energy an objected has from motion
    Energy flowing in a circuit
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  • Q19
    A stretched object, such as a rubber band, has _____________ potential energy
    Elastic
    Chemical
    Electrical
    Gravitational
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  • Q20
    Food has _________ energy.
    none of the above
    potential
    all of the above
    Kinetic
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